A bird that i will never forget, i have so many scars on my arms from him. He was one bird i was really sorry to part with.

I would say it depends on the distance the birds are racing, Sprint to middle distance Widowhood, long distance and time in the basket Natural. But others may differ.

Andy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:49 pm You always had that extra affection with your birds. They were all very tame.

Thanks Andy, time was an element of all the work needed with the birds. Cannot be replaced but they were happy times we had together..

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:48 pm have asked someone he may be in partnership now

I hope you get a reply George, you never know mate. Good luck.

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:39 pm Dev Rick is not on pigeonchat now is he still around

I have not spoken to him for a good while George, i think he moved homes. So i lost all contact with him. I have no idea where he went.

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:40 pm Dev with a yb

Thanks George, this was a young Van Den Bullk i bred. So tame was my youngsters it was a pleasure to breed them. That was my magic clove.

So looking back to my final year of breeding, I bred 140 youngsters . I must say it was very hard going at the time, i think this is when i knew something was not right.
So i went to the hospital and after x rays and scans, they said I had ILD. But now its Fibrosis on my lungs.

Yes mate a lot different Andy, but the lofts are always in my thoughts. The lofts went to the young lad in Preston, so i still get time to see them.

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:10 pm photo posted for Dev

Thanks George, my garden looks so different without the lofts, but i kept a decking part. Good memories from this back garden, that will stay with me.

George and Morgan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:46 pm Dev did you clean out 4 times a day or walk behind the birds with dust pan and brush LOL

George, you know i cleaned 4 times a day. Because you kept telling me off. Lol But still cleaned out while you was not looking. Ha Ha